Article by TbNewsWatch.com Days after receiving the go-ahead from the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario, the operators of Thunder Bay’s first retail cannabis outlet have announced their opening date. Tokyo Smoke will open its doors at 1082 Memorial Avenue on Monday, March 2. The 3,400 square foot location is in a strip mall across from Intercity Shopping Centre. Rick Bohonis ...

Article by Colleen Fisher Tully, Leafly News It’s the original concentrate from ancient times. At its simplest, hash is made from rubbing cannabis flowers in your hands until all the luscious resins (or trichomes) form a layer thick enough to scrape off, roll into a ball, and either smoke or add into food. This hand-rolled method is so old it predates written text, ...

Article by Sam Riches, Growth Op After its website was breached, LifeLabs — one of Canada’s largest private health companies — paid an undisclosed ransom fee in December to recover the data of 15 million Canadians. “We’re talking about the most sensitive data possible — your health related data, your medical data,” says Ann Cavoukian, the executive director of Ryerson University’s Global ...

Article by Michael J. Armstrong, Chronicle Herald To evaluate cannabis legalization’s progress and success, Canadians need good information about legal product sales. Unfortunately, most provincial cannabis agencies keep results overly secret. And some publicly available estimates lack precision. One example of cannabis agency secrecy made the news last week. An investigation found cannabis oil prices vary “wildly” between provinces. Inter-provincial price ...

Article by David Yasvinski, Growth Op Home is where the cannabis customers are. Vancouver-based Hobo Cannabis is opening 15 new stores across Ontario, with 10 of them falling in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA). The company, which revealed three of the sites in January, added 12 more locations in time for this week’s announcement. “With a focus on market expansion, ...

Article by Sofia Rodriguez, CBC News A Toronto-based company is aiming to double London’s cannabis retail locations, starting with one store this summer. The only problem is that it needs a store licence to put its plan into action. Mihi Cannabis received its operating licence from the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) and, like many other aspiring retailers, will be applying for the retail ...

Article by Anthony Urciuoli, inHalton With the Government of Ontario exploring the expansion of sale and consumption of cannabis, Burlington Mayor Marianne Meed Ward recommended a resolution to council that would open the door for establishments such as cannabis lounges and cafes to operate in the City. The City of Burlington conducted a public survey between Feb. 14 and Feb. 23 seeking ...

Article by David Yasvinski, Growth Op Just because a person isn’t old enough to legally buy weed doesn’t mean they shouldn’t be allowed to sell it. As cannabis legalization blazes a slow trail across North America and large parts of the world, employment opportunities have grown in tandem — as have the legal implications of who is allowed to sell ...

Article by Ashley Keenan, Leafly News Legal cannabis isn’t new to Canada—in fact it’s been available to patients with qualifying medical conditions since 2001. There’s no doubt that when cannabis became legal to all adults in 2018, it was made possible in large part by the persistence and advocacy of patients. “We have to remember that it was medical patients who ...

Article by Daily Hive Ontario has been making strides in catching up with retail cannabis across the country. While many areas are still woefully underserved, Donnelly Group’s cannabis brand, Hobo, announced its plans for a rapid expansion across the province. Hobo Cannabis revealed on Tuesday what it is calling the company’s “most ambitious expansion to date,” adding 12 new locations, ...